Monthly Archives: October 2011

The last few days. I have documented some of my craft phases. I didn’t include watercolors, oil painting, knitting, or crocheting. And another one I didn’t document is rugmaking. I have made quite a few by crocheting long torn strips of … Continue reading →

My teacher for grades one through eight brought a “shotgun” to school every day. It contained a mysterious white powder and rested on her big, wooden desk at the ready. She appeared as a terrifying specter in my young life: … Continue reading →

The mountain metaphor –> a great high, but the valley comes next. Fall –> the seasons are changing, and life’s winter is coming. Mmm. Maybe not. Maybe it’s a no metaphor day. Maybe it’s a no punctuation day. Maybe it’s just a … Continue reading →

I don’t think I have a split personality; but if I did, would I know it? Maybe it’s just the neighbor’s marijuana wafting in through the swamp cooler on a hot day, or maybe I really am two people living … Continue reading →

I was thinking that if God put up His own Facebook page, He might get more devoted attention than He is getting now. I can just imagine the number of “friends” that would flock to His site. It might … Continue reading →

I have done some things that would seem to belie the intellect God has given me (Read that: Stupid things!). One of those moments graced with a less than brilliant flash of inspiration was when I hitchhiked from Jackson, MI, … Continue reading →

Growing up in a large family—a family full of Irish Canadian storytellers—the biggest impediment to effective communication was getting the floor. With so much competition, air-time was precious; but we all seemed to have our fair share, and real … Continue reading →

First of all, spit your gum out, please. I know it helps you cope with your lack of concentration, but a rule is a rule! Not under the chair! In the trash can, please! Okay, let’s get down to business: … Continue reading →

I knew you were free, but I still mourned. I wanted you. I wanted you to feel pain— to laugh and cry, to be held, to whine, to bruise the knee, bruise the spirit, be comforted— to be … Continue reading →